This article sets forth the application requirements for obtaining approval of subdivisions and land developments. The form of the various plans referred to in this article and the information required to be furnished with such plans shall be as specified in Article
IV.
Applicants are urged to discuss possible development sites and plans with the Township Planning Commission prior to formal submission of any plan. The purpose of the preapplication meeting or sketch plan review is to afford the applicant an opportunity to receive comments of the Township Planning Commission. Submission of a sketch plan is optional and shall not constitute a formal filing of a plan with the Township. Prospective applicants submitting a preapplication plan for review by the Planning Commission should generally include those items listed in §
200-18 of this chapter. Although all of the plan information outlined in §
200-18 is not required to be shown on the sketch plan, the amount of information actually provided should be proportional to the size and involvement of the proposed activity. Plans shall be considered for informal review and discussion and shall not constitute formal filing of the plan with the Township. The applicant shall attempt to follow any comments or concerns of the Planning Commission and staff and attempt to address these items in the preliminary plans. An application for a sketch plan submission shall be provided to the Township with the submission of any sketch or preapplication plan. The application form is provided in Appendix 15.
All formal applications for approval of a subdivision plan or
land development plan shall be made by the developer filing an application
form, to be supplied by the Township Secretary, together with the
appropriate number of copies of plans, studies, reports, supporting
data and required filing fee with the Township Secretary. No application
is complete without the required filing fee.
Applicants for approval of plans that meet the following criteria shall not be required to seek preliminary plan approval but shall be permitted to file a single application for final plan approval. All applicants who seek processing in accordance with this section shall submit plans and documentation meeting all requirements of Article
IV for final plans.
A. Subdivision plans. Subdivision plans may be submitted for final approval
where the plan:
(1) Proposes creation of not more than four new residential lots or dwelling
units either initially or cumulatively considering all previously
approved subdivision plans which included the subject tract; and
(2) Creates a remainder lot which cannot be further subdivided under this chapter or Chapter
240, Zoning; and
(3) Requires no installation or improvement of a street; and
(4) Proposes no installation of any utility outside of the right-of-way
of an existing street.
B. Land development plans. Land development plans may be submitted as
final plans where the plan proposes the development of a single, nonresidential
building of less than 10,000 square feet on a lot that was previously
created by a recorded plan.
The procedures set forth in this section shall apply as an alternative
to the guaranteeing of improvements through a letter of credit or
other security. An applicant whose improvement construction plan is
approved under this section is permitted to install all or part of
the improvements required by this chapter prior to final plan submission.
A. Improvement construction plan application. After an applicant has
received official notification that the preliminary plan has been
approved and the required changes, if any, have been made, the applicant
may file an application for an improvement construction plan. The
improvement construction plan may be submitted in sections, each section
covering a reasonable portion of the entire proposed subdivision as
shown on the approved preliminary plan.
B. Application requirements. All improvement construction plan applications shall be made and processed in accordance with §§
200-11 and
200-13B through
H herein. The applicant shall submit not less than three copies of the improvement construction plan and three copies of all supporting data. The application shall not be considered complete without the required numbers of copies of the plans and supporting data and without the application form and application fee established by the Board of Supervisors.
As-built plans of all street improvements (including driveways,
lighting, signage, pavement markings, easements and rights-of-ways
described by metes and bounds, etc.), stormwater management facilities,
including site grading, public water supply facilities, public sewerage
disposal facilities, any changes made to approved design during construction
and other public improvements shall be submitted to the Township,
ERSA and EAWA (if applicable) for review and approval at the completion
of construction and before any dedication for public use. Upon approval
of the as-built plans by the Township, the applicant shall provide
the Township with two paper copies (24 inches by 36 inches) for its
records. The Township shall also be provided with one copy of the
as-built plan in digital form (as a PDF on a CD or other media device)
acceptable to the Township. As-built plans shall be filed prior to
release of the guaranty and issuance of the completion certificate
by the Township Engineer, EAWA Engineer or the ERSA Engineer, as applicable.
Applicants for approval of plans which propose to alter the location of lot lines that meet the following criteria shall not be required to seek preliminary plan approval but shall be permitted to file a single application for final plan approval. All applicants who seek processing in accordance with this section shall submit plans and documentation meeting all requirements of §
200-22 for lot line change and lot add-on plans.
A. Lot line change/lot add-on requirements. Lot line change/lot add-on
plans shall only be permitted when:
(1) No lot or tract of land is created which is smaller than the minimum nor larger than the maximum lot size permitted by Chapter
240, Zoning.
(2) Drainage easements of rights-of-way are not altered.
(3) Access to the affected parcels is not changed.
(4) Street alignments are not changed.
B. Deed required. A copy of the deed to be recorded for the receiving
tract shall be submitted prior to recording of the lot line change/lot
add-on plan. The deed shall provide a description of the receiving
tract which reflects the proposal to join it in common with the acreage
to be conveyed.
C. Lot line change/lot add-on plan submission and recording procedures.
In every case where a proposal conforms to the requirements of this
section, the application shall comply with the following procedures:
(1) Submit to the Township four black on white or blue on white paper copies of a lot line change/lot add-on plan prepared to the standards specified in §
200-22 of this chapter, one correctly completed application form, and the appropriate filing fee.
(2) If the plan is approved, the applicant shall prepare two plans for
recording, which shall be transparent reproductions of the original
plan with black line on stable plastic base film, and one set of paper
copies of the plan for the Township's files. The two transparent copies
of the plan shall be certified by the Township. The applicant shall
record the plans with the Recorder of Deeds. These plans shall be
filed with the Recorder of Deeds prior to the execution of a deed
for the land.
(3) All plans approved under this subsection shall be recorded as specified
in this chapter.